Honestly though, and I'm not just saying this because I'm a Laker fan. MJ > Kobe, no arguments here.

When Kobe gets hot, he has to be just about the most unstoppable perimeter player the game has seen. He has been able to string together some really impressive performances, and in that sense, he is sort of a standard.

He isn't nearly as consistent as MJ, but when he gets hot for a string of games, he's damn impressive.